as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
our crew comprised a captain, a navigator, and a few deckhands
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Recent Examples of navigator
In addition to security guards, the Magnolia lot is to have a case manager and housing navigator who can meet weekly with residents.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Her character, the increasingly panicked Nostromo navigator Joan Lambert, can’t claim the same renown that Weaver’s heroic Ellen Ripley inspired, but Lambert maintains an unimpeachable place in the genre canon nonetheless.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
John was a navigator on a B-17, flying 6 missions before being killed on April 18, 1944, when German fighters attacked his squadron.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Her character, the increasingly panicked Nostromo navigator Joan Lambert, can’t claim the same renown that Weaver’s heroic Ellen Ripley inspired, but Lambert maintains an unimpeachable place in the genre canon nonetheless.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
John was a navigator on a B-17, flying 6 missions before being killed on April 18, 1944, when German fighters attacked his squadron.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Designed to help European navigators at sea, the map distorted landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles such as North America and Greenland while shrinking Africa and South America.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for navigator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigator
Noun
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Its deep, sheltered bay drew merchants and sailors from Europe and North Africa, fostering an exchange of cultures that is reflected in the city’s soaring Gothic spires, Moorish patios, and Renaissance-era ramparts.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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There will be mermaid swim shows and meet and greets, pirate adventure shows and sailor camp.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Navigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigator. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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